Airwave Communications Inc. is considering an investment in new equipment that will be used to manufacture a

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Airwave Communications Inc. is considering an investment in new equipment that will be used to manufacture a PDA (personal data assistant). The PDA is expected to generate additional annual sales of 4,800 units at $350 per unit. The equipment has a cost of $910,000, residual value of $50,000, and a 10-year life. The equipment can only be used to manufacture the PDA. The cost to manufacture the PDA is shown below.

Cost per unit:

Direct labor ............. $ 52.00

Direct materials ........... 195.00

Factory overhead (including depreciation) . 58.00

Total cost per unit ........... $305.00


Determine the average rate of return on the equipment.


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Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324401844

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Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan E. Duchac

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